Set in Stone… I Don’t think So! Part 2 – Bait

When Fred Wilton made public his HNV bait theory it had its doubters and still does to this day. It was pure genius and so far ahead of its time but was ultimately perfect for the time. Fred had no doubts that he was right and if he did I am pretty sure they vanished […]

Great Carp Fishing Photos

A few weeks back we published some fabulous photos sent in by Margot anglers.  The subject matter was not important… they are just great photos Well, here’s one more.  This was taken by Ron Key & the camera used was SLR Canon EOS 40d with a Canon EF17-40mm f/4L. Do you have any carpy photos you’re […]

Too Much Bait Left in Swim – What Would You Do?

Readers Question; ‘If you arrived at a lake and found that the previous anglers, for whatever reason, had either dumped lots of particle because they had it left over, or just used an enormous amount of pellet or particle as their tactics – what would you do?’ Jim Kelly replies; It is always difficult to […]

Set in Stone… I Don’t think So! Part 1 – Wind

Set in Stone? Part 1 – Wind Direction by Jason Rider In the following series of articles I will challenge of carp fishing’s Ten Commandments or the golden rules that are accepted as fact in our sport. The art of angling has been practised since the birth of mankind and although carp fishing for sport […]

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The Only Way Is Carp

Jason Rider has been a dedicated carp angler for 28 years and this latest collection of stories reflects his experience and passion for the sport.  This book will delight, entertain, and educate anyone who goes carp fishing.  There are technical chapters on why baits work and how they are formulated scientifically, together with recipes that […]

New Catfish Record Set at Old Oaks

70lb Congratulations to Rick for setting the new Old Oaks catfish record with a 70lb moggy!  Last time out this cat was 60lb. Carp in the 50’s and 40’s are still coming out week after week.  This really is a fantastic year for Old Oaks. Carp France  

Breathalysers Arrive

From July 1st 2012 it is compulsory to carry a breathalyser kit in the car in France. We told you back in March that we’d try to get some of the kits into the UK so you could buy them from us if you wanted.  Well they’ve arrived and we’re happy to sell them at […]

First 40lb+ carp banked at Blue Lake yesterday

We have just heard from lake owner Sebastien that one of this week’s anglers has banked Blue Lake‘s first 40 with a carp of 42lb. And it looks like the anglers (Denton group of 4) are in for a busy time this week. Early Monday morning and they have already chalked up over 20 carp […]

It’s never too late…

I’m blogging this because this week we have already taken 3 last minute bookings for carp fishing holidays starting , yes you guessed it, this weekend! One of the calls began with the sentence; “I don’t expect for a minute but… have you anywhere available this weekend?” … and to be fair that’s pretty much […]

Beaurepaire – A Coming of Age

53lb Beaurepaire was born in 2005 , 7 years ago and the big decision that faced Bernard at the time was how to stock the lake.  He could obviously go for smaller numbers and bigger carp and stock additional fish along the way or start the lake in it’s infancy with good quality smaller carp, […]

April Review from Villefond

The DIY Ghosty @ 44lb 1oz The fish are yet to really get on the feed at Villefond but this hasn’t prevented anglers from having some amazing catches and some really special fish have been caught which has made picking a fish of the month really difficult. A lot of the lakes real characters have […]

An Update From Blue Lake

Blue Lake – looking across the lake from swim 7 General Paul Cooper and I visited Blue Lake last July, before it was stocked and the going was tough.  The lake had been stocked during the winter and we had returned, hopefully to catch some carp. On arrival we had a good look round and […]

3 x 50’s in one week from Beaurepaire

Phil Belton with the 53lb Beaurepaire lake record Colin Ventons group had a great session at Beaurepaire 21st to 28th April 2012. Battling gale force winds and torrential rain, the guys caught 3 different 50’s including a new lake record of 53lb. Sadly, for some of the guys, an unexpected illness sent 4 of them […]

A Cautionary Tale

Just last week one of our customers had a nightmare on the way home.  Their car broke down, so they had to hire a car from Le Mans to Calais, stay in a hotel overnight at Calais and then pick up another hire car at Dover to get home. They will then have to come […]